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How Tall Are You?

GlutenFreeManna

By GlutenFreeManna
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GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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I wasn't sure where to post this, so MODS please move if it's in the wrong place. I'm just curious how tall gluten sensitive/celiac individuals are on average. I'm 5'2" and after reading about celiac disease possibly stunting growth I wondered if that might be why I'm short. Then again, the only other gluten-intolerant person I have met was very tall (probably about 6 ft.). This is my first attempt at a poll on this board so hopefully it will work.

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I'm 5'3" :)

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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Trying this again. The poll didn't seem to show up the first time. Just curious how tall you are. Thanks.

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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Thanks for your answer Patti. I was trying to add a poll so it would be anonymous, but it doesn't seem to come up when I post. I guess if anyone wants to just answer in the reply's that's great.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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5'5. Just don't ask our weight! :)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Thanks for your answer Patti. I was trying to add a poll so it would be anonymous, but it doesn't seem to come up when I post. I guess if anyone wants to just answer in the reply's that's great.

I figured that's what happened. I'm sure people won't mind sharing their height. :)

5'5. Just don't ask our weight! :)

:lol: True--I might not be so forthcoming with that!

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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5'5. Just don't ask our weight! :)

:D I wouldn't dream of it, since I'm not about to share my own weight. :P

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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5'7"

And I don't mind sharing weight - I can bench press 40#. :D

JillianLindsay Enthusiast
JillianLindsay
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5 foot 3... and a half! :rolleyes:

I wasn't sure where to post this, so MODS please move if it's in the wrong place. I'm just curious how tall gluten sensitive/celiac individuals are on average. I'm 5'2" and after reading about celiac disease possibly stunting growth I wondered if that might be why I'm short. Then again, the only other gluten-intolerant person I have met was very tall (probably about 6 ft.). This is my first attempt at a poll on this board so hopefully it will work.

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
Posted

5'7"

And I don't mind sharing weight - I can bench press 40#. biggrin.gif

I'm 5'5" I won't post my weight and doubt I can bench press anything. laugh.gif

seashele2 Newbie
seashele2
Posted

I was 4' 11 1/2" at my peak. 30 years misdiagnosis and I'm now 4' 10". Diagnosed with premature osteopenia and osteoporosis 6 years ago at age 42 when my celiac was finally diagnosed.

sb2178 Enthusiast
sb2178
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5' 2" which is actually 0.5" taller than my mother, so it's doubtful I'd be taller under any circumstances.

ancoon Newbie
ancoon
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I'm 5'9... but its funny, because growing up, my doctors always told my mother that I would be at least 6' tall. So if my growth was stunted, I guess it was a good thing!

Skylark Collaborator
Skylark
Posted

5'8" I wouldn't want to be taller!

gary'sgirl Explorer
gary'sgirl
Posted

5'6 1/2".

I used to be at least an inch taller - I seemed to "shrink" about the time I had my first baby.

Growing up the doctors and many other people would say I was going to be 6' tall, but I didn't grow at all after I turned 12. (my dad is 6' 3" and my mom 5'1" :P )

i-geek Rookie
i-geek
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I'm 5'0". I stopped growing (height-wise) at age 15. My mother is 5'4" and her mother was 5'7". Granted, there are short people on my dad's side but I'm the shortest of all of them.

Now that I think about it, I was of normal length/weight when I was born but by my first birthday was way down on the percentile chart for both height and weight. I was always the smallest in my class.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I stopped growing (height-wise) at age 15.

I was as tall as I was going to get by age 12--also wear the same shoe size as I did then. I was relieved because at 12, I was taller than a lot of the girls, and then during my teens, a lot of them grew taller than me.

Wenmin Enthusiast
Wenmin
Posted

I'm 5'2". I was always the smallest person in class through grade school.

RideAllWays Enthusiast
RideAllWays
Posted

5' . Haven't grown since I was 12!

codetalker Contributor
codetalker
Posted

I used to be at least an inch taller - I seemed to "shrink" about the time I had my first baby.

Over the past 3 decades, I've gone from 6' 3" to 6' 1" today. Can't blame it on having kids though. My daughter's mom took care of that.

RoseTapper Newbie
RoseTapper
Posted

I'm 5'8", but my son, who also has celiac, was supposed to be between 6'5" and 6'8" according to growth calculations until he was 11. He began to suffer from celiac symptoms at that time....and his growth slowed tremendously. He was diagnosed with celiac at age 16, and then he began to grow faster. However, he only reached 6'3-1/2". I believe the manifestation of celiac symptoms as he entered adolescence caused him to be shorter than he was supposed to be.

Kim27 Contributor
Kim27
Posted

5'9" Always been tall

bigbird16 Apprentice
bigbird16
Posted

At 5'6", I'm the second shortest in my family. Most are over 5'9". My aunt (who seems to have a whole host of mystery issues) is around 5'3".

summerteeth Enthusiast
summerteeth
Posted

5'6" 1/2 -- and I am the shortest in my family! My mom is 5'10", my dad is 6', and my brother is 6'4".

I did get the big feet, though... :lol:

Roda Rising Star
Roda
Posted

I'm 5'7" and average height for my family. Come to think of it I was the same height at 16. My father is 5'11", my mom at her tallest was 5'7" (She has osteoporosis and has shrunk about 2" so far. She can't take any of the meds for osteoporosis because of the side effects) and my brother is 5'10". I don't know of anyone over 6' tall in either sides of my family. My mom's sister and mother were short.

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